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Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will be meeting with Defense Minister and coalition partner Panos Kammenos on Tuesday to discuss “possible courses of action” in regards to two Greek soldiers imprisoned in Turkey.

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Despite the government’s optimism and the helpful assurances of European officials, there has been no shortage of reminders of the challenges the country faces as it heads toward the post-memorandum era.

Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis came under criticism at a recent London Business School conference from investors who feel that they are not being adequately informed by Athens, Kathimerini has learned.

Despite the government’s optimism and the helpful assurances of European officials, there has been no shortage of reminders of the challenges the country faces as it heads toward the post-memorandum era.

The ongoing travails of the two Greek soldiers jailed in Turkey is a crisis. No self-respecting state can accept the fact that the pair are being kept in prison on a variety of different pretexts as a matter of routine.

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The Benaki Museum of Greek Culture presents “Travels in Greece (15th-19th Century),” showcasing editions, manuscripts, maps, loose prints and drawings as well as important documents, archival material and photographs, from the collection of Efstathios Finopoulos.

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Repair work on the leaky glass dome that covers the Greek Parliament building in Athens which began last month is to continue until the autumn. Scores of workers are involved in the project to fix the dome, which also requires the use of a large crane. The construction of the building, which was designed by German architect Friedrich von Gartner, began in 1836 and ended in 1842. It initially served as the Royal Palace for Greece’s King Otto and his queen, Amalia. It has been the seat of the Greek Parliament since 1929. [Eurokinissi]